Singapore’s FairPrice Group (FPG) recently announced that it has become the first organisation in the country to receive approval from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the final stages of trials to use autonomous vehicles (AVs) on public roads for cargo transportation.

More high-quality Vietnamese products have reached consumers in Singapore thanks to the efforts of the Vietnam Trade Office in the Southeast Asian country and FairPrice, a reputable Singaporean retailer.

The early-ripening “u hong” lychees from Thanh Ha district, the northern province of Hai Duong – a lychee farming hub of Vietnam, hit the shelves of Singaporean supermarkets on June 3.

Vu Thi Thanh Hanh, general manager of Learth Vietnam Co Ltd, said sales of her company’s VietJoy leaf tea products were very good three months after they entered the Singaporean market.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the opening ceremony on November 13 for the Vietnamese Goods Week in Singapore, as part of his trip to the country to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings.